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January 14, 2011
The December 2010 edition of Senior Health News is available on the website of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project . Articles appearing in this edition include: Important Medicare Changes Start January 1 Changes to Medicare Costs in 2011 Slight Increase to Asset Limits for LIS and MSP in 2011 Will
January 14, 2011
The 2011 Equal Justice Conference , sponsored by the American Bar Association and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, will be held form May 19-21, 2011 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, NV. The Equal Justice Conference brings together all components of the legal community to discuss
January 12, 2011
The ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education will be presenting a free webinar entitled, Veterans Benefits: A Closer Look at the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) , on January 26, 2011 at 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Eastern.
January 7, 2011
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter on January 6 to Shaun Donovan, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), urging HUD to release $1 billion in funds Congress authorized last year to help unemployed homeowners. The Emergency Homeowners Loan Program (EHLP)
January 6, 2011
Five food banks serving communities across Pennsylvania have received a total of $150,000 as part of a consumer protection settlement between the Attorney General's Health Care Section and the CVS Pharmacy chain, which addressed complaints about the sale of expired over the counter drugs, infant
January 6, 2011
Zygmont A. Pines, court administrator of Pennsylvania, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Warren E. Burger Award for Excellence in Court Administration by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). The highest award for court management presented by the National Center, the Burger Award is
January 6, 2011
Thirty school districts, county governments and other municipal organizations across Pennsylvania will receive more than $8.4 million this week during the first phase of payments from a national bid-rigging settlement with Bank of America. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the funds are being wire
January 6, 2011
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has approved a new rule aimed at streamlining the foreign adoption process by establishing guidelines to be used when the child’s adoption was not “full and final” in the foreign country. Newly enacted Orphans’ Court Procedural Rule 15.9 provides a relatively easy

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